Undergraduate internships

Undergraduate Internships

Want to get hands-on experience while you study, and open up new possibilities for your career? Then an internship might be for you!

Why an internship?

Discover the benefits.

Science Internship Hosts - UA Manufacturing

Listen to two of our brilliant host supervisors from UA Manufacturing, Andy and Don.

Work Integrated Learning - Student Testimonial - Sam

Science Internship Host - Dolphin Research Institute

Watch a day-in-the-life and what it looks like to intern at Dolphin Research Institute (DRI)

Internship Features

Available to domestic and international students
Can be paid or unpaid depending on the industry partner
Available in a wide range of host organisations, including for profit and not-for profit
Includes academic and work supervisor assessment activities
Students can find their own industry placements and projects (student-led option) or apply to be matched with a Monash industry partner (Monash-sourced option)

Undergraduate Internship Units

SCI3920 – Science Internship
SCI3925 - Science Internship (Extended)
SCI3501 – Impact Through Science 3A (Global Challenges students only)
ADS3001 - Advanced Data Challenges (Applied Data Science and Applied Data Science (Advanced) students only)

Please note you require permission of the unit co-ordinator and the Faculty of Science if you want to enrol in 30 credit points (including the Internship unit) in semester 1 or semester 2, or you would like to enrol in additional summer or winter units with the Internship unit.

Eligibility and Enrolment Details

Eligibility for Science Internship (SCI3920) - 6 Points
- Enrolled in a science course
- Completed 72 points of study with a minimum of 48 points of science units
- S3001 Bachelor of Science Advanced - Global Challenges (Honours) students must have previously completed SCI3501
- Not available to students enrolled in S2010 Bachelor of Applied Data Science or S3003 Bachelor of Applied Data Science Advanced (Honours)
- 3 weeks full-time (or part-time equivalent hours)
- Available in semester 1 & 2 and summer semesters A & B. Available in winter semester for student-led internships only
Eligibility for Science Internship - Extended (SCI3925) - 12 Points
- Enrolled in a science course
- Completed 72 points of study with a minimum of 48 points of science units
- Not available for students enrolled in S2010 Bachelor of Applied Data Science, S3003 Bachelor of Applied Data Science Advanced (Honours) or S3001 Bachelor of Science Advanced (Global Challenges)
- 6 weeks full-time (or part-time equivalent hours)
- Available in semester 1 & 2 and summer semester A
- Please contact the science student services team via ask.monash if you have any questions regarding your course progression.
- Enrolled in S3001 Bachelor of Science Advanced - Global Challenges (Honours)
- Completed SCI2501 and SCI2502
- 3 weeks full-time (or part-time equivalent hours)
- Available in semester 1, 2 winter and summer A and B (student-led option only)
- Enrolled in either S2010 Bachelor of Applied Data Science or S3003 Bachelor of Applied Data Science (Honours)
- Completed ADS2002, FIT2086 and one of MTH2222 or MTH2051
- Two days per week in a workplace in the Melbourne metropolitan area.
- Available in semester 2

Key Application Dates

WES dates for each semester will be communicated to students who have successfully secured a placement. Students should not enrol unless their placement has been confirmed by the placements team. Students cannot commence their Internship until they are enrolled in the unit at Monash.

Summer B 2026 (Jan-Feb)

Summer B applications have closed except for:
Student-led (onshore): apply before 11.59pm (Melbourne time) on 10 November 2025

Semester one 2026

Monash-sourced (onshore) and student-led (offshore): apply before 11.59pm (Melbourne time) on 24 November 2025.
Student-led (onshore): apply before 11.59pm (Melbourne time) on 12 January 2026.

Register for an information session

Would like to be notified for future application intakes and upcoming information sessions? Register your interest here.

Application and Approval Process

APPLY FOR MONASH-SOURCED PLACEMENTS Monash matches you to an internship opportunity CLICK HERE TO APPLY.

APPLY FOR STUDENT-LED PLACEMENTS Monash will assess a placement you have sourced yourself CLICK HERE TO APPLY.

Questions?

If you have any questions about the application process, please visit the FAQ's or contact us

Email - ie.science@monash.edu

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